MIL @ PHI

Thursday · September 24, 2026·full·gamePk 823411past slate · free
refreshed 18h 31m ago both lineups confirmed

weather · Citizens Bank Park

gametime 6:05 PM EDT · open-meteo
temperature
65°F
humidity 51%
wind
10 mph
in from LF
precip
0%
overcast
park
PHI
open · HP→CF 16°
CFHP1B3BIN
wind impact on total
-0.26 R/Gminor in

Minor wind in: -0.26 R/G vs neutral. _Open bowl + short porches both sides + warm SW summer wind out to RF = launching pad_

starters · IP-weighted 2025+2026

metricShane DrohanLHP · MILAndrew PainterRHP · PHI
xERA 20263.834.50
xwOBA 20260.3020.325
wOBA−xwOBA 20260.0230.016
xERA 2025——
xwOBA 2025——
Outs/TB 25-261.901.73
FIP 25-263.764.80
kwERA 25-263.543.97
K% 25-2623.7%20.3%
BB% 25-268.2%8.3%
IP 25+26 combined120.3120.7
ERA actual 20264.265.59
ERA (L4)7.134.03
WHIP (L4)1.811.30
K% (L4)25.0%22.9%
BB% (L4)10.0%7.3%
IP/gm (L4)4.425.58
L4 window08/23→09/12 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified09/02→09/19 (4 st) · 4/4 dates verified
Stuff+ last 3 (Δ szn)102 (+1)106 (+4)
SIERA last 3 (Δ szn)4.06 (+0.36)4.30 (−0.26)
Arsenal RV/100-0.14-0.38

away arsenal — MIL

RV/100 -0.14
  • 4-Seam Fastball—+0.50xwOBA 0.257
  • Slider—+1.80xwOBA 0.213
  • Sinker—-1.70xwOBA 0.375
  • Curveball—-2.50xwOBA 0.373
  • Cutter—+1.20xwOBA 0.373
  • Changeup—-2.60xwOBA 0.353

home arsenal — PHI

RV/100 -0.38
  • 4-Seam Fastball—-2.00xwOBA 0.393
  • Slider—-1.00xwOBA 0.337
  • Sweeper—+0.70xwOBA 0.302
  • Changeup—+3.40xwOBA 0.170
  • Sinker—-0.50xwOBA 0.411
  • Split-Finger—-0.40xwOBA 0.234
  • Curveball—+1.30xwOBA 0.216

away · MIL vs RHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.926
Σ match
3.032
Σ FRV
+11.8
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1CFGarrett Mitchell0.3520.359+4.0
22BBrice Turang0.3440.355+12.7
3DHWilliam Contreras0.3330.332-3.9
41BJake Bauers0.3760.393-8.3
5CGary Sánchez0.3390.368-5.2
6RFLuis Lara0.2940.313+0.7
7SSCooper Pratt0.3140.326+1.6
8LFSal Frelick0.2790.287-1.7
93BJoey Ortiz0.2950.298+11.9

home · PHI vs LHP

confirmed
Σ xwOBA
2.893
Σ match
2.872
Σ FRV
-14.6
#posbatterxwOBAmatchFRV
1DHKyle Schwarber0.3640.382-0.6
2SSTrea Turner0.2940.298-9.5
3RFBryce Harper0.3800.370-12.3
42BLuis Arraez0.3080.304+10.5
51BAlec Bohm0.3300.322-6.7
6LFBryan De La Cruz0.2880.286+0.6
73BBryson Stott0.3280.325+4.9
8CJ.T. Realmuto0.3170.311+0.3
9CFJustin Crawford0.2840.274-1.9

defense · MIL catcher (Savant FRV)

Gary Sánchez
  • FRV-5.2
  • framing-2.3
  • blocking-1.4
  • throwing-0.3

defense · PHI catcher (Savant FRV)

J.T. Realmuto
  • FRV+0.3
  • framing-0.2
  • blocking-1.3
  • throwing+1.8

MIL · Shane Drohan

Last outing 2026-09-18 vs Baltimore Orioles · 1.2 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+101105(+5)102
Location+10272(-29)93
Pitching+10179(-22)91
botStf5156(+5)52
botCmd5533(-22)52
botOvr5439(-15)52
SIERA3.703.73(+0.03)4.06

Last 3 starts: 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-12. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 6.56

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-18; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

PHI · Andrew Painter

Last outing 2026-09-19 vs NYM · 5.1 IP

MetricPrior gamesLatest (Δ)Last 3
Stuff+103113(+11)106
Location+101107(+6)100
Pitching+105123(+18)109
botStf5562(+7)59
botCmd5362(+9)55
botOvr5566(+11)58
SIERA4.562.56(-2.00)4.30

Last 3 starts: 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-19. 3/3 outings have verified ratings.

Latest botERA 1.91

Prior games = unweighted average before 2026-09-19; SIERA here is an average of game ratings, not aggregate season SIERA. Stuff+ family: 100 average. PitchingBot: 50 average. Lower SIERA/botERA is better.

Bullpen depth chart · per side

Derived = season-usage role from pitcher-profiles.json. Card tag = what tonight's card thinks. When they disagree, the sim picker may target wrong arms in save windows. Mean IP/app distinguishes 1-IP relievers from bulk arms.

MIL · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)9 arms · kwera
0.39R / inningband [0.34–0.45]
0.093 R/PA · 0.131 R/out · worst: Lyon Richardson (4.65)
PHI · bridge (non-closer, 6-8)8 arms · kwera
0.37R / inningband [0.31–0.43]
0.087 R/PA · 0.123 R/out · worst: Max Lazar (4.45)

MIL

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Trevor MegillCLOSERCL1.8528.66.30.9730/7/21stable
Abner UribeSETUPSU2.6926.58.30.996/23/13stable
Aaron AshbySETUPSU3.1930.311.11.233/15/5stable
JoJo RomeroSETUPMR4.1621.97.90.980/22/4stable
Shane DrohanSWINGMR3.7623.78.23.801/3/3ramping up
Chad PatrickSWINGMR3.9621.610.22.466/11/5ramping down
Antonio SenzatelaMRMR3.6919.18.21.613/10/11ramping down
DL HallMRMR3.8826.814.51.290/6/5stable
Lyon RichardsonunknownLR12.0925.018.8—0/0/0—
Kyle HarrisonSPMR4.0727.57.24.920/1/0stable

PHI

PitcherDerivedCardFIPK%BB%Mean IPSV/HD/GFTrend
Jhoan DuranCLOSERCL1.4535.24.30.9433/0/35stable
Jonathan BowlanSETUPMR3.3531.96.60.932/14/2stable
José AlvaradoSETUPSU3.6126.510.20.851/16/3stable
Brooks RaleySETUPMR3.9623.29.10.891/16/5stable
Tim MayzaOPENERMR3.1824.16.51.150/2/9stable
Chase ShugartMRMR4.8225.99.01.130/0/10stable
Tanner BanksMRMR5.2321.68.21.040/2/6stable
Max LazarMRMR7.0915.87.91.330/0/1stable
Alex McFarlaneunknownSU2.8523.57.4—0/5/0—

glossary

Pitcher metrics

  • xERA (Savant): Statcast's expected ERA, derived from xwOBA. Strips defense/luck — what the pitcher's contact quality says he should have given up.
  • xwOBA (Savant): Expected wOBA. Treats each batted ball by exit velo + launch angle (independent of where defenders stood). Lower = better for pitcher.
  • wOBA-xwOBA (Savant): Actual minus expected. Negative = the pitcher has been UNLUCKY (better than results show). Positive = LUCKY (worse than results show).
  • Outs/TB: Outs recorded ÷ total bases allowed. Custom efficiency metric. Higher = more efficient. Starter range typically 1.5–3.0.
  • FIP: Defense-independent ERA estimator using only K/BB/HBP/HR. Removes BABIP luck. Same scale as ERA.
  • kwERA: Strikeout-and-walk-only ERA estimator. 5.40 − 12·(K−BB)/PA. Strips contact entirely. K-BB% is the most stable pitcher skill.
  • K% / BB%: Strikeouts / walks as a share of total batters faced.
  • IP (25+26 combined): Total innings across the prior + current season — defines the IP-weight on combined stats.
  • Arsenal RV/100 (Savant): Run Value per 100 pitches, weighted across the pitcher's mix. POSITIVE = stuff playing well for the pitcher. Substitute for FanGraphs Stuff+.

Batter metrics

  • AVG/OBP/SLG: Standard slash line, current season.
  • vs L/RHP AVG/OBP/SLG (PA): Same line, but only against pitchers of the hand the batter is facing tonight. PA = sample size — small samples (<50 PA) are noisy.
  • xwOBA / xBA / xSLG (Savant): Statcast expected stats for the batter, based on contact quality.
  • xwOBA(25) (Savant): Last year's xwOBA. Useful when current-year sample is thin.
  • FRV (Savant): Fielding Run Value. Range + arm + framing + blocking + DP turns. Cumulative — early-season values are small.
  • Match xwOBA: Projected weighted xwOBA against this specific pitcher's pitch mix. Per pitch (with usage %), look up batter's xwOBA vs that pitch type, weighted average.
  • Cov%: Share of opposing pitcher's pitch usage where we have direct batter-vs-pitch data. Lower coverage = less reliable matchup score.

Lineup status

  • 🟢 CONFIRMED: Posted by the team via MLB Stats API. This is the actual lineup playing.
  • 🟡 EXPECTED: Projected from the team's last 21 days of starts vs the same handedness, with current IL filtered out. Refreshes ~T-90 min before first pitch.

Data sources

  • MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com): schedule, lineups, raw counting stats (K/BB/HR/IP/AVG/etc.), L/R splits.
  • Baseball Savant (Statcast): xERA/xwOBA, pitch arsenal, Fielding Run Value, expected stats. Descriptive only — no projection system.
  • Baseball Prospectus: DRC+ + PECOTA when authed.
  • Open-Meteo: Weather forecast rotated to the park.

Post-game

actual vs projected
Final total
6
5 MIL · 1 PHI
Projected total
—
Delta
—
actual − projected
Band cover
—

MIL

5 R

11H · 1HR · 6BB · 12K · 26LOB

OBPe 0.405 · SLGe 0.444 · K% 28.6

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 1 ER · 6 K · relief 6.3 IP · 5 arms

PHI

1 R

4H · 0HR · 4BB · 6K · 13LOB

OBPe 0.222 · SLGe 0.156 · K% 16.7

Their pitching

9.0 IP · 5 ER · 12 K · relief 3.0 IP · 5 arms

MIL · standout lines

big nights
  • Jackson Chourio (DH) · 1-1 | HR, BB, RBIHR

PHI · standout lines

tough nights
  • Trea Turner (SS) · 0-4 | K0-for-4
sources · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant · Baseball Prospectus · Open-Meteo · reference, not picks